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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N2

733 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: halt, stopping

Kunyomi: と.める, と.まる

Onyomi: テイ

Composition: 亻 亭

停

Radical

Radical: 人

Reading: にんべん

Meaning: man, human

Strokes: 2

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Examples

Examples with audio

停学(ていがく)   suspension from school

停職(ていしょく)   suspension from work

バス停(バスてい)   bus stop

停車する(ていしゃする)   stop one's car

停止する(ていしする)   stop [v.i., v.t.]

停電する(ていでんする)   go out, get cut off (electricity)

停戦する(ていせんする)   suspend hostilities

停滞する(ていたいする)   stagnate

調停する(ちょうていする)   conciliate

Onyomi Examples

停車 (テイシャ) stopping (of a train, car, etc.), stop

停止 (テイシ) stoppage, coming to a stop, halt, standstill, ceasing (movement, activity, etc.), suspension (of operations), interruption (e.g. of electricity supply), cutting off, suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.), (temporary) prohibition, ban, suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person

解停 (カイテイ) release from suspension (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.; Meiji period), removal of suspension

居中調停 (キョチュウチョウテイ) mediation

Kunyomi Examples

止める (とめる) to stop, to turn off, to park, to prevent, to suppress (a cough), to hold back (tears), to hold (one's breath), to relieve (pain), to stop (someone from doing something), to dissuade, to forbid, to prohibit, to notice, to be aware of, to concentrate on, to pay attention to, to remember, to bear in mind, to fix (in place), to fasten, to tack, to pin, to nail, to button, to staple, to detain, to keep in custody

止まる (とまる) to stop (moving), to come to a stop, to stop (doing, working, being supplied), to come to a halt, to cease, to be stopped, to be suspended, to alight, to perch on

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